Witherslack - Preferred Site Assessments (PDF) - Lake District ...

o Feasible – Yes
o Known Highway Issue – No
o Comment – Acceptable in principle subject to securing a suitable assess
arrangement.
Main reasons for objection
o Concerns over the development of this site, due to its location, and resultant
impacts upon village character and the surrounding countryside.
Other comments received:
o Concern about the cumulative impact of development.
Summary of assessment with regards to HRA/SA
Housing Development:
Significant positive effect on SA objective (++):
SA 3: To provide everyone with a decent home
Significant negative effect on SA objective (--):
SA 2: To improve access to services, facilities, the countryside and open space
SA 5: To improve health and wellbeing
SA 10: To improve local air quality and reduce greenhouse gas emissions
SA 15: To improve access to jobs
Uncertain but potentially significant effect on SA objective (--? or ++?):
SA 7: To protect and enhance biodiversity (--?)
SA 8: To preserve, enhance and manage landscape quality and character for future
generations (--?)
Minor positive effect on SA objective (+):
None identified.
Minor negative effect on objective (-):
None identified.
Uncertain, potentially minor effect on SA objective (-? or +?):
SA 17: To protect historic assets and their settings (-?)
Uncertain effect on objective (?)
None identified.
Negligible effect on objective (0)
None identified.
Employment Development:
LDNPA does not consider that this site is a reasonable alternative for employment
development.
Summary of Habitats Regulations Assessment Evidence:
The potential scale of development at this site is small (